janz13732 Report post Posted March 29, 2017 Help! We are new to Family Motor Home group, and new to RVing. I tried searching this topic but could not find my problem. Over the winter, the house batteries froze. What do we do now? Can they be recharged? Must they be replaced? Suggestions for replacements? Did we do something wrong in storage? We took it to dealer to be "winterized", but that only included the systems with water. Should we leave it plugged in to the 50amp outlet we had installed? What are the proper battery settings if it is plugged in? We have a gas Motor home. Lots of questions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfe10 Report post Posted March 29, 2017 janz13732, Welcome to the FMCA Forum. Some good questions. Over the winter, the house batteries froze. What do we do now? Once froze, they are shot. Can they be recharged? Must they be replaced? Suggestions for replacements? There are several choices depending on your needs (amount of dry camping), size of battery box and budget. With more information we can make recommendations. Did we do something wrong in storage? We took it to dealer to be "winterized", but that only included the systems with water. Should we leave it plugged in to the 50amp outlet we had installed? Tell us what converter, charger or inverter/charger you have. That will help us with "best practices" for YOUR electrical system. What are the proper battery settings if it is plugged in? See question immediately above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrock Report post Posted March 29, 2017 Batteries don't freeze unless they go dead the charger must not have been working for some reason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaypsmith Report post Posted March 30, 2017 On 3/29/2017 at 10:24 AM, janz13732 said: Should we leave it plugged in to the 50amp outlet we had installed? Probably was not plugged in, I'm still looking for the charger that works without being plugged in. Carl where are you when you are needed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desertdeals69 Report post Posted March 31, 2017 7 hours ago, kaypsmith said: Probably was not plugged in, I'm still looking for the charger that works without being plugged in. Carl where are you when you are needed? Solar works without being plugged it. It only needs sun!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrock Report post Posted March 31, 2017 A fiver we had several years ago had solar it was great only plugged in in driveway if I needed power Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
